Julius Baer appoints new head of global India

Bank Julius Baer appointed Rahul Malhotra as new Head Global India and Developed Markets based in Singapore. The appointment will take effect from September 1 this year, the group said in a release.

He will succeed Torsten Linke to lead the onshore and offshore teams to serve clients from the Indian diaspora in addition to covering other Asian countries. Malhotra will be reporting to Jimmy Lee, Head Asia Pacific and member of the executive board at Bank Julius Baer.

“With our single team-based approach, Rahul will be leading his onshore and offshore teams and continue to work closely and seamlessly in serving our clients from the Indian diaspora, one of the biggest in the world,” said Jimmy Lee.


Malhotra has more than 30 years of extensive experience in financial services. Prior to joining Julius Baer, he was with J.P. Morgan Private Bank for a decade covering clients in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia and non-resident Indians across regions.

He had also worked with Asia at Merrill Lynch in the wealth management division.

Back in India he was with CitiBank in his initial career managing retail banking.